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CVE-2026-44849

Portainer broken access control

8.8 HIGHPublic exploitEPSS 0.45%
  1. Published28 May 2026

Description

Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes and ACI environments. From 2.33.0 to before 2.33.8, 2.39.2, and 2.41.0, Portainer enforces seven EndpointSecuritySettings restrictions that administrators configure to restrict the container configurations non-admin users can launch: privileged mode, host PID namespace, device mapping, capabilities, sysctls, security-opt (Seccomp / AppArmor), and bind mounts. These restrictions are enforced on the standard container creation path, but several of them are not applied on the Docker Swarm service API. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.8, 2.39.2, and 2.41.0.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Portainer2.40.0 · ≥ 2.33.0 < 2.33.8 · ≥ 2.34.0 < 2.39.1

Remediation

Fixed in
Portainer≥ 2.33.8

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Frequently asked

Is CVE-2026-44849 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-44849 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. A public exploit reference exists, so treat it as exploitable. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.45%.

How severe is CVE-2026-44849?

CVE-2026-44849 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated high. EPSS estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-44849?

Affected products include Portainer.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44849?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Portainer 2.33.8 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.